Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the NHS Humber Health Partnership Group for an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Manager.
This role is diverse, fast paced and provides a unique opportunity to work and interact with all Care Groups and Directorates across the organisation. The EPRR Manager has the tactical and operational responsibility for the direction, leadership, planning and delivery of the Group's challenging EPRR Work Programme, ensuring all statutory and mandatory responsibilities are met in full.
We are looking for a talented individual to join the EPRR Team who has a good knowledge and experience of emergency planning and how this supports the delivery of high quality care for patients as well as keeping our staff safe at work.
The role provides delivery of all aspects of the EPRR work programme across both Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust as part of the group collaborative approach.
Main duties of the job
The EPRR Manager is responsible for ensuring the Group remains resilient and prepared to respond appropriately in the event of major incidents, critical incidents and disruptive events.
The post holder will engage effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external multi-agency stakeholders and partners. The EPRR Manager ensures that EPRR risks are proactively managed and that learning from incidents is implemented and embedded across the Group.
As a specialist subject matter expert, the post holder will provide highly complex advice and training to services, Senior Leadership Teams, regulators, external partners and interested parties, to ensure appropriate plans are in place. The post holder will deliver training and exercising from floor to Board to ensure staff are knowledgable and confident in their roles so as to minimise impact on patient quality and experience from both routine and serious disruptions.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Eduation and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant area, plus further specialist project management knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
- Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training across a range of areas (e.g. Project Management / Leadership / Organisational Change / Teaching etc)
- Level 4 Diploma in Health Emergency Planning / EPRR or other equivalent EPRR qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- EPRR Specialist Portfolio in line with Minimum Occupational Standards
- Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support (HMIMMS) qualification
- Teaching qualification at level 3 or above
- Member of appropriate professional body (e.g. Emergency Planning Society, BCI)
Occupational Experience and Abilities
Essential
- Substantial experience of working in the emergency planning and resilience environment
- Experience of providing EPRR specialist advice during emergencies
- Experience in analysing highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Broad understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and NHS England Core Standards for EPRR
Desirable
- Experience of implementing a Business Continuity Management System
- Ability to produce and deliver multi-agency training and exercising to meet objectives
Person Specification
Eduation and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in relevant area, plus further specialist project management knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
- Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training across a range of areas (e.g. Project Management / Leadership / Organisational Change / Teaching etc)
- Level 4 Diploma in Health Emergency Planning / EPRR or other equivalent EPRR qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- EPRR Specialist Portfolio in line with Minimum Occupational Standards
- Hospital Major Incident Medical Management and Support (HMIMMS) qualification
- Teaching qualification at level 3 or above
- Member of appropriate professional body (e.g. Emergency Planning Society, BCI)
Occupational Experience and Abilities
Essential
- Substantial experience of working in the emergency planning and resilience environment
- Experience of providing EPRR specialist advice during emergencies
- Experience in analysing highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Broad understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and NHS England Core Standards for EPRR
Desirable
- Experience of implementing a Business Continuity Management System
- Ability to produce and deliver multi-agency training and exercising to meet objectives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
